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[symes]

We are getting ready to leave for Korea and we are packing up. We have enough deorderant to ensure we don't stink and we are stuffing toilet paper in every little area we can find.

So for the benefit of the newbies, what item(s) do you miss the most, that you can't find in Korea?

[Mr. Literal]

[peppermint]

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times, but it's an honest question. I's suggest pics of family and friends, and food. Spices don't take a whole lot of space, and make a huge difference

[Grotto]

Well for the most part food items are what I miss

Kraft dinner, sausage, cheese, chili powder, cajun seasoning, any spice blend that you enjoy at home you probably wont be able to find here.

Brown bread, rye bread any dark bread.

[Harin]

Shoes....especially if you have large and wide feet.

[Zed]

Can you bring some of that "space" with you? It's in short supply here. Definitely the thing I miss the most.

[crazylemongirl]

from the FAQs

What Should I Pack?

1. What Does a Girls Wear?
2. What Teaching Materials to Bring as a Newbie
3. What Should a First Time Bring to SK?
4. What do you wear teaching?
5. New and Hopefully Coming to Korea
6. What to Bring
7. What to Bring With Me?

[paperbag princess]

if you're female, bring tampons.
razors are very expensive as well.

[Zed]

Bring cheese, lots of cheese!!!

[captain kirk]

This is going to sound hillbilly hick but I miss golden turnips and beets. Yeah, I know, he misses root vegetables . But mashed golden turnips with butter at Thanksgiving and general family get-togethers were terrific. There are no golden turnips here. They have been made extinct somehow (?) or nobody liked them and so they aren't cultivated, and are now extinct. Yes, the big, waxed, homely looking 'golden turnip' you are seeing in a North American Safeway is the object of my dreams. Along with beets. There are beets here, but one beet is not cheap and looks so puny for the price that I just off the notion of buying the runt offered for a 'king's ransom'. If I had some golden turnip seeds and if I had a garden plot going I'd be growing them, definately.
Otherwise, a person can get just about everything here.

[kangnam mafioso]

I would suggest not bringing anything except for clothes (one suitcase), a camera, toiletries, an alarm clock, a couple of books, important documents (passport, etc) and an open mind.

These people who arrive in Korea with 30 things of deoderant, chilie seasoning, sheets/bedding, turnips and a desk top computer (and purchase an oven the minute they get to Seoul) generally get on my nerves.

I like to travel light so if things go bad I can get on a flight and head to the next scene.

[Kristsoy]

u dont need to add to ur weight by bringing TP. who told u that man? what do u think we use here? If u like peanut butter bring that, i brought 3 huge ones, it's very expensive here, i brought cheese too.

also, for girls, they cant find pads for g-stings, so if she wears those like my friends do, then she wont find those here.

also honey really sucks here and it's expensive

take out the paper guys i mean come on

[fruitcake]

good Mexican food!!

[TommyPickles]

Here's my aussie hit list:
Milo, Vegemite, Caramello Koalas, Freddo Frogs, TimTams, Cute stuffed kangaroos/koala bears to give away as gifts, Aussie flag so your not confused with Americans.

More general stuff:
CD full of your fav music bands, digital photos, backup of your Outlook emails, iCQ/MSN list backup (you never know).

Cheers
TommyPickles

[discostar23]

Tampons! They are soooo expensive here. Also if your bra cup size is bigger then a B then bring a years supply of bras! Also don't bring a lot of clothes...they are soo cheap here you will find yourself getting rid of your clothes three months into it. (also if you are like me and enjoy the food you will gain weight and not fit into any of oyur clothes )